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—used in comparing the ages of people who are members of the same family He's the eldest of her three brothers.
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“The eldest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20eldest. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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